In Almaty ,by the lake «Sayran» there is started the Asian triathlon cup.

04 august 2018

By the lake Sayran, for the first time in Almaty there is held an open continental Asian cup by triathlon. More than 60 athletes from 16 countries have participated for the battle of medal, including Australia, Belgium, South Korea, Japan and etc.

An international sport contest will be held for two days. The first day is for the running, the swimming, and the cycle racing of professionals. The second day’s participants will be 150 registered amateurs of different ages.

"Today we make more opportunities for active and healthy leisure of our citizens - riding a bicycle, running, walking. The city is equipped by 68 kilometers of bicycle paths, in the next few years we try to bring them to 100 kilometers, the installation of sports grounds in yards, the reconstruction of streets with priority for pedestrians. All this is done for the convenience of residents and visitors of the city. Now we are preparing for the Foot hall World Championship among students with the participation of sportsmen from 24 countries around the world, which will be held in our city at the end of August", - the governor of Almaty Bauyrzhan Baybek noted in his welcoming speech.

In preparation for the competition, significant work was done to improve the coast of Lake Sayran. Within the framework of the action "Live in a clean city!", The bottom of the reservoir has been cleaned, more than 6 tons of garbage was exported. Within the limits of the allocated funds, children's and sports grounds were built, including a football field, street-workout zones and a running track with a length of 5 km.

It should be noted that since the beginning of the year more than 2,500 sports and sports and health-improving events have been held in Almaty with a coverage of 250,000 people, including more than 2,500 people with disabilities.

Particular attention is paid to the development of national sports in the city. In all districts of the city, sections on the Kazakh battle have been opened since this year, the national form of the struggle "Beldesu" has been revived, and the work of the Almaty racecourse has been resumed.

Within the framework of the project "Sports in my yard", the number of outdoor sports grounds has been increased with the coverage of about 18,000 children constantly engaged in sports. In parallel, the project "Batyl Bol" was launched to attract children and teenagers from low-income families to physical training and sports through direct compensation to private sports organizations.